NVIDIA H100 SXM vs NVIDIA A40

NVIDIA H100 SXM
NVIDIA A40
16896 Shaders
96GB HBM3
1980MHz
10752 Shaders
48GB GDDR6
1740MHz
Peak AI Performance
3.96 POPS
INT8 Tensor Sparse
Peak AI Performance
1.2 POPS
INT4 Tensor Sparse
FP32
66.91 TFLOPS
FP32
37.42 TFLOPS
FP16
133.82 TFLOPS
FP16
37.42 TFLOPS
Form Factor
SXM5
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Form Factor
PCIe Card
2.0-Slots
TDP
700W
TDP
300W
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Power Connectors
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GB6 OpenCL N/A
0%
GB6 Metal N/A
0%
GB6 Metal N/A
0%
GB6 Vulkan N/A
0%
GB5 OpenCL N/A
0%
GB5 OpenCL N/A
0%
GB5 CUDA N/A
0%
GB5 CUDA N/A
0%
GB5 Metal N/A
0%
GB5 Metal N/A
0%
GB5 Vulkan N/A
0%
GB5 Vulkan N/A
0%
OCT 2020.1 N/A
0%
OCT 2020.1 N/A
0%
OCT Metal N/A
0%
OCT Metal N/A
0%
Peak AI Performance
3.96 POPS
INT8 Tensor Sparse
Peak AI Performance
1.2 POPS
INT4 Tensor Sparse
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FP8
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1.98 PFLOPS Tensor (FP16 Accumulate)
3.96 PFLOPS Tensor (FP16 Accumulate) Sparse
1.98 PFLOPS Tensor (FP32 Accumulate)
3.96 PFLOPS Tensor (FP32 Accumulate) Sparse
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FP16
133.82 TFLOPS
989.43 TFLOPS Tensor (FP16 Accumulate)
1.98 PFLOPS Tensor (FP16 Accumulate) Sparse
989.43 TFLOPS Tensor (FP32 Accumulate)
1.98 PFLOPS Tensor (FP32 Accumulate) Sparse
FP16
37.42 TFLOPS
149.67 TFLOPS Tensor (FP16 Accumulate)
299.34 TFLOPS Tensor (FP16 Accumulate) Sparse
149.67 TFLOPS Tensor (FP32 Accumulate)
299.34 TFLOPS Tensor (FP32 Accumulate) Sparse
FP32
66.91 TFLOPS
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FP32
37.42 TFLOPS
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FP64
33.45 TFLOPS
61.84 TFLOPS Tensor
FP64
590 GFLOPS
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BF16
133.82 TFLOPS
989.43 TFLOPS Tensor
1.98 PFLOPS Tensor Sparse
BF16
37.42 TFLOPS
149.67 TFLOPS Tensor
299.34 TFLOPS Tensor Sparse
TF32
494.72 TFLOPS Tensor
989.43 TFLOPS Tensor Sparse
TF32
74.83 TFLOPS Tensor
149.67 TFLOPS Tensor Sparse
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INT4
598.67 TOPS Tensor
1.2 POPS Tensor Sparse
INT8
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1.98 POPS Tensor
3.96 POPS Tensor Sparse
INT8
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299.34 TOPS Tensor
598.67 TOPS Tensor Sparse
INT32
33.45 TOPS
INT32
18.71 TOPS
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Ray Tracing
73.1 TOPS
Pixel Fillrate
47.52 GPixel/s
Pixel Fillrate
194.88 GPixel/s
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Texture Fillrate
1045.44 GTexel/s
Texture Fillrate
584.64 GTexel/s
Manufacturer
NVIDIA
Manufacturer
NVIDIA
Chip Designer
NVIDIA
Chip Designer
NVIDIA
Architecture
Hopper
Architecture
Ampere
Family
Server
Family
Server
Codename
NV180
GH100
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Codename
NV172
GA102
Variant
GA102-895-A1
Market Segment
Server
Market Segment
Server
Release Date
3/22/2022
Release Date
10/5/2020
Foundry
TSMC
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Foundry
Samsung
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Fabrication Node
4N
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Fabrication Node
8N
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Die Size
814 mm²
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Die Size
628 mm²
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Transistor Count
80 Billion
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Transistor Count
28.3 Billion
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Transistor Density
98.28M/mm²
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Transistor Density
45.04M/mm²
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Form
SXM5
Form
PCIe Card
Shading Units
16896 Shaders
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Shading Units
10752 Shaders
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Texture Mapping Units
528 TMUs
Texture Mapping Units
336 TMUs
Render Output Units
24 ROPs
Render Output Units
112 ROPs
Tensor Cores
528 T-Cores
Tensor Cores
336 T-Cores
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Ray-Tracing Cores
84 RT-Cores
Streaming Multiprocessors
132 SMs
Streaming Multiprocessors
84 SMs
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1830MHz Tensor
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1065MHz Base
1980MHz
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1305MHz Base
1740MHz
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L1
64KB/SM Tex
256KB/SM
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L1
64KB/SM Tex
128KB/SM
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L2
50MB Shared
L2
6MB Shared
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96GB
HBM3
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48GB
GDDR6
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Bus Width
5120Bit
Bus Width
384Bit
Clock
2619MHz
Transfer Rate
5.2GT/s
Bandwidth
3352.3GB/s
Clock
906MHz
Transfer Rate
7.2GT/s
Bandwidth
347.9GB/s
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TDP
700W
TDP
300W
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No Ports
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3x DisplayPort 1.3
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Max Resolution
Unknown
Max Resolution
7680x4320
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
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Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
G-Sync
FreeSync
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Variable Refresh Rate
G-Sync
FreeSync
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Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Not Supported
Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Supported
Multi Monitor Support
Unknown
Multi Monitor Support
3
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Content Protection
HDCP 2.3
No Encoders
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Model
NVENC 7
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Codec
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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Model
7x NVDEC 5
Model
NVDEC 5
Codec
MPEG-1
MPEG-2
MPEG-4
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VC-1
VP8
VP9
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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AV1
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Codec
MPEG-1
MPEG-2
MPEG-4
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VC-1
VP8
VP9
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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AV1
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Direct X
12
Direct 3D
12_2
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OpenCL
3.0
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OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
3.0
Vulkan
1.2
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CUDA
9.0
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PureVideo HD
VP11
VDPAU
Feature Set K
Shader Model
6.6
CUDA
8.6
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PureVideo HD
VP11
VDPAU
Feature Set K
Not a Card
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Power Connectors
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1x 8-Pin EPS
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PCIe Version
5.0
PCIe Lanes
16
Slots Required
2.0
PCIe Version
4.0
PCIe Lanes
16
Multi GPU Support
Supported
Type
NVLink
Multi GPU Support
Supported
Type
NVLink
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Height
112 mm (4.41 in)
Width
267 mm (10.51 in)
Depth
40 mm (1.57 in)
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